Run - Dirt warm up/down (Catalina warmup) 5:50 1.06 km (5:31 / km) +7m5:20 / km ahr:143 max:153 shoes: ORoc 290 Ultra 2021
Orienteering race (Catalina Green) 53:30*** 6.41 km (8:20 / km) +81m7:51 / km ahr:146 max:165 spiked:12/12c shoes: ORoc 290 Ultra 2021
Well, that was unexpected. First time orienteering in Sonoran desert terrain. Lots of pointy things, blood was drawn. My UV sun sleeves are now white with many reddish brown spots. Took me a few controls to determine what was runnable and what was not. Light green vegetation called for avoidance whenever possible. Sandy washes were free of pointy stuff but deep loose sand was very taxing to run in.
Clean run, some route choices modified by veg conditions, but always knew where I was. Slowed down a few times for cautious assessment.
Got around the course in a bit over 53 minutes. As usual (due to my photo duties) I started first, and finished first - nothing like having a target on your back. But no one else was able to come in under 61 minutes - so a win with a sizable 7+ minute margin over 2nd place.
Pima county
Sport Photography1:47:56 5.36 km (20:09 / km) ahr:94 max:120 shoes: ORoc 290 Ultra 2021
Actually spent more time than this taking photos, but stopped watch when I was mostly hanging around finish.